Electric connecter in rail joints



C. PASCAL ELECTRIC CONNECTER IN RAIL JOINTS Aug. 24 1926.

Filed June 17 1922 lNvENTori 6 M- 5 W ATTORNE! Patented Aug. 24, 1926.

UIHTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES PASCAL, F MONTREAL, QUEBEC,"CANADA, ASSI IIGNOR TO PASCAL RAIL JOINT COMPANY, INC, A CORTORA'IION'OF NEVI YORK.

ELECTRIC CONNECTER IN RAIL JOINTS.

Application filed June 17, 1922. Serial No. 569,106.

The invention relates to electric connector in rail joints as described in the present specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings that form part of the same.

The invention consists essentially of the novel features of construction pointed out broadly and specifically in the claim for novelty following a description in detail of the preferred form of the invention.

The objects of the invention are to furnish in electric and steam railway lines a joint in which the rails will be electrically connected by members intimately associated a ith the joint members; to facilitate the construction of railway lines by eliminating the labor incidental to what is familiarly known bonding the rails; to reduce the cost of maintenance by protecting the electrical connecters from accidental or wanton destruc tion and thereby insure safety to life and property; and to provide a safe, durable and eflicient electric connection in rail line joints.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspectire view of the rail joint showing the rail in cross section and brol'ten away to disclose the connecter member.

Figure 2 is perspective detail of a base connecter lower plate.

Figure 3 is a perspective detail of a base connecter upper plate:

Figure 4 is a perspective detail of a base connector side strip.

Figure 5 is a cross sectional View of the joint showing another form of the plate connecter.

Figure 6 is a detail of the modified joint plate.

T llie numerals of reference indicate corres ionding parts in the various figures.

teferring to the drawings the rail joint is preferably formed on a base plate 1 havrail recess 2 between the recess 3 and abutment a.

The electric conductor 5 in the form of a copper plate is laid on the base 1 and flanged over the ends of said plate forming the flanges 6 slotted at 7 for greater flexibility in installing the connecter. 1

The rails 8 and 9 are laid on the copper plate 5 and the copper plate 10 is laid on the upper side of the rail bases to one side of the web and has the flange 11 at its inner longitudinal edge. This plate 10 ex tends from the edge of the rail bases in the extra width 12 over the abutment a and terminates at the edge of the base plate 1, the extension 12 laying flat on the abutment in distinction from the upwardly inclined base portion 13 and at the outer edge being slotted at l t and 15 for fastening bolts and flanged at the ends 16 and slotted at- 17 in said flanges, the said flanges 16 being knocked over the ends of the base 1.

The side strip 18 0t copper is inserted n the bed of the recess 3 and is flanged at the ends 19 and 20 against the ends of the base 1, thereby forming a partial encasement of the rails in copper and insuring a reliable electric connection from rail to rail, but it must be understood that all of these connectors are not always needed and one or more may be used according to the requirements.

In Figures 5 and 6 a different form of plate is shown and this is preferably used as single connecter 21 fitting under the rail base and extending around one end and over the rail base to the web and extending vers tically up said web behind and under the joint plate and having flanges 22 and 28 at the ends with the slots 24.

The joint plate 25 is made to fit against the rail and extend outwardly over the rail base and base abutment and completely' cover the copper plate therebelow having the corresponding bolt slots 26 and. 27

through which the bolts 28 and nuts 29 fasten the said joint plate and copper conductor to the base 1 as well as closing in the tiller key 30, which is wedged in between the rail base and abutment.

In installing this joint the base plate is mounted on the tie and the plate of copper or other suitable conducting metal is placed thereon and flanged over the ends. The ends of the rails are then placed together on top of this connecter and the rail base against the connecter formed on the side strip. The upper connector is then laid on the rail base and bolted thereto with the joint plate and flanged over the ends. There is thus a reasonably secured connection from rail to rail which Will be found equally eflident in steam and electric railways.

hat I claim In anelectric connecterin rail joints, a 5 rail chair having an inturned flange forming a recess for the rail base and a conducting r; r QYed-.. i u ina l to fit n a recess and on the rail base and having flanges turned over the ends of said chair base. 10 Signed at Montreal, Canada, this. 9th day of Jline, 1922.

CHARLES PAscAn 

